The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-20
ACROSS TIE PENINSULA.
JACKsON WIS 70 CEDAR KEYS
SnoPpINCt BT TIE WAX.

Stsrlye IclpTCE llit- Grange 1-rOSpeSeS--
Nav BugiRess Firms Educational In
stftutiorg Two Great Wants Waldo
Mrs. Amelia Legare-A Magnificent
Orange Tree Good Fishing On to
Cedar Kays-On the Upward Gauge
Another Pencil Mil Other Improve
meats-No Fresh Water-Artosian q
Failure Fish, Oyster and Turtle Bust
Eagle Pencil Niu-Price ofCedar
"A Fishing Jaunt on the Gulf-The
New Railroad --- Eastward Bound
Bronson and Archer-Good Wood
House.
Your correspondent, in his recent perigri--
cations. went down the Florida, Railway and
Navigation road again from Jacksonville to
Cedar KEYS, stopping over first at Starle,
in Bradford county. Here he was most
HOSPITALITY entertained at the Kentucky
House. new brick structure, with the genial
! r. Martin as proprietor, whose establish
ment is deservedly popular and located quite
near the depot.
Since our last visit one year ago the town
has continued steadily to improve, and
despite short crops of cotton and cold snaps
the people are in good spirits and quite hope
full of the future.
THE ORANGE TREES
have almost wholly recovered from the eff
fects of last years memorable freezes, and
have put on a strong and vigorous growth
From all sides we learn that they are more
heavily laden with fruit the present season
than in any previous year, which it seems is
in no wise injured by the recent froSts. We
noticed that while at Live Oak the Irish po-
tatoes. corn and beans had been cut down
this was not the case here, though the latter
were looking pale and delicate.
Several new stores have been opened
among them that of 3. Fl. Jones and Co
and I. w Sweat, dealers in general mer-
chandise the family grocery of j. H. Bar
ron and the hardware and stoves concern of
j. w. Cardell With the latter is associated
an old Savannah boy, G. w Sanders, who
was delighted at the opportunity of getting
the MORNING NEWS regularly once more
Indeed cur greeting from all the merchants
was most cordial, and their appreciation of
your journal is in no degree diminished
Starke has just cause to be proud of her
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
President Geo. c. Looney than whom there
is not more accomplished and thorough
educator in the South, is still at the head of
the "Starke Institute, and has numbered as
many as $50 pupils on his catalogue during
the past collegiate year. Mrs. G.. D. Crawley,
formerly of the Middle Georgia College, has
charge Of the female department.. This lady,
so well and favorably known in educational
circles throughout the State of Georgia, is a
great acquisition to the seminary.
This little city boasts still another regli-
larly incorporated institution known as
ORANGE COLLEGE,
which is owned and controlled by the Presi-
dent, George P. Young, Esq, under a char
ter granted by the Legislature in 1882 The
average attendance, Mr. Young says, is
about 125 scholars. The languages and all
the higher branches are taught and diplomas
awarded to those who graduate President
Young has had twenty years experience in
teaching and is never without competent
and able assistants. He also owns a large
building in the vicinity where pupils from
abroad are lodged and boarded in his own
family.
Starke has two immediate and pressing
wants One is bank, to facilitate com
mertsal operations, and the other NAM
moth hotel for the accommodation of
strangers and invalidS, who would gladly
come here to breathe her soft and healing
atmosphere. Such an establishment would
be the best possible feeder for all the other
boarding houses.
Our next hating place was Waldo, where
we spent only single night, stopping with
MIS- Amelia Legare, who keeps the Waldo
House. She is lady of elegant manners
ana nearly related to several of the oldest
families IN Carolina. Even the most cap
uouS guest could not fail to be pleased with
Inc entertainment received at her hands.
mere, TOO, the orange outlook is exceedingly
promising.
MAGNIFICENT TREE.
Mr.. D. Hicks showed the writer an or
ange tree IN his yard which has four trunks
ana It IS estimated will yield forty-fve boxes
VI iIulU tne present year, OF near 10000 or
angeS 1t is twenty-five wears old and
measures at the base before the trunks di-
Nlde Two feet in diameter. Dr. w. j. jolly.
eatung physician, also has a fine grove,
pldhteo III between with Peento peaches in
bearing.
FISHING TO SOME PURPOSE.
- On The evening of our arrival Mr.. K. D.
iehatlt and two others came in, bring
ing with them 176 black bass. running
from iron Two to eight pounds each in weight.
Fee. - -1''i>'' 1NiO' ''iiU '''ii'a
ON TO CEDAR KEYS.
From Waldo the writer proceeded direct
u Cedar Keys, arriving about nightfall and
1eCWtng comfortable accommodations at
b5etteilms Hotel. This old town is showing
ueci9ed symptoms Of Improvement. Re-
ta'Ily = another cedar pencil mill, the proper
~ VI r, A. Wolfe & Co., has gone into oper-
-. ~ WI mug oib ~ gross OF pencil Stats
per day and atRording employment to TWEEN
" hands. This force will soon be largely
increased and also the capacity of the mill
mere are three Of these establishments now
III 5ull blast, and they draw their supplies of
eeuar logs from all along the Cuff coast.
wen as far down as Tampa
~. \. Woodbridge is engaged in manu-
occurring and bottling soda water exten
ALely and Of excellent water.
H. one drawback just now is the scarcity of
ouPPlhS There are not less than five
cargoeS Of sawed lumber awaiting shin
n VI here at this time and large amount
~ ceelar wood. Another serious privation
ABSENCE OF FRESH WATER
vn the island. The surface water in the
G thaaow wells is brackish and unfit to drink.
IFH "'. .l some try to improve it by boiling.
s6a iniS reason the ice factory has been
NV eo' altd. An attempt was made to have
az arteslan well, but after the auelir had
s1le % the depth Of $50 feet the work was
oosVollGghued. There is talk of resuming
'PI"Non" however, upon it.
THE FISH AND OYSTER BUSINESS
~ ~ Cedar Keys has taken new departuro in
Az aast year, almost doubling in volume.
s "naIo4g the shippers are Mr. A. BetteIini
roCne 0uwanmee and Gulf lee and Fish
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